Clinicians at Midwest Trail Ride this summer.

Mark Burnette Wild Mustang Trainer June 22 – 27th

Mark Burnette will host a 5 day intense clinic for 4-H’ers. Mark took 13th in the Midwest Mustang Challenge that aired on RFD TV this past winter. He is from Williams Indiana and lives and works on his farm training horses and teaching kids horsemanship skills. Spend all day bonding and learning to teach your horse the way he taught Mustang Sally in the Mustang Challenge. Mark turned a wild mustang into a trusting, loving companion willing to lay down her life for him. Mark’s humor and whit, as well as, his lifetime of horsemanship experience makes him a very entertaining clinician that you won’t want to miss. $300 limited to 15 students. Price includes lodging & meals for one student and one horse for 5 days. (Click here for the itinerary) Mark will also be joining us on our July 4th Celebration ride with his new mustang

 

 

Chris Bohenek “Core Balance” Horsemanship July 23rd – 27th

On the Trail… taking horsemanship out of the arena. Clinic will involve basic horsemanship 1, dealing with importance of “Core Balance” and how it applies on the trail while encountering obstacles in a safe and easy manner that is enjoyable for both horse and rider. Chris Bohenek brings over 13 years of working horseback experience in handling both horses and cattle to his students. After having worked for different ranches throughout Montana, starting colts and taking care of cattle, Chris and his wife Lynne relocated to the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. There, Chris does clinics and demonstrations locally as well as traveling abroad, using his natural horsemanship and Vaquero style integrated with his “Core Balance”TM (trademark pending) exercises to help both horse and rider. Chris also works with neighboring cattle and is always building quality Vaquero style ranch geldings and taking in a select amount of outside horses for training. Click here for itinerary: July 23-27 $1300 per person; price includes campsite, 3 meals per day and personalized instruction on the trail. This clinic is very limited, please sign up soon. www.bohenekhorsemanship.com

 

Meet Brenda Imus "Offering Humane, Effective Tools & Techniques For Developing Innate Gaits" Aug. 4th – 10th

Brenda Imus is the world's most widely recognized authority on the subject of gaited riding horses, as well as a professional author, inventor, breeder, trainer, and gaited horse clinician. Her equestrian titles include From the Ground Up: Horsemanship for the Adult Rider,(named by Equus magazine as one of the top five new equestrian titles in 1992), Heavenly Gaits: The Complete Guide to Gaited Riding Horses, and Gaits of Gold: Selecting, Fitting, and Training the Naturally Gaited Horse. August 4 – 10 $275 for the week. Price includes 3 meals per day, plus all the activities of a scheduled ride. Daily rate is $65 per day for those that wish to attend part of the week (includes meals).
www.gaitsofgold.net

 

 

Gary Lane & Mr T’s Prince Gary Lane

The art of influencing and directing your horse to obtain his willing obedience in the accomplishment of a task. Labor Day Weekend
Aug. 29 – Sept 1, $152
Fall Festival Week, Sept 29 – Oct. 5, $255
Gary currently works as a detective with the Kentucky State Police, and has served in the National Guard for 20 years teaching leadership skills at the Kentucky Officers Candidate Academy; as well as, serving in Desert Storm. His passion, however, is training the gaited horse, and teaching people to train their own horses. Gary has shown walking horses extensively over the years, winning several championships. He is also the recipient of the Phoenix Award given by the National Walking Horse Association in recognition of sound training practices, and rehabilitation of abused walking horses. Gary has also authored a book due out this fall. Gary is certified as a Natural Horsemanship Clinician, and adapts that training, as well as dressage exercises, to enhance the gaits of the walking horse. Gary believes that something can be learned from all horse disciplines. Gary has recently been selected to the 2008 Myler Ride Team, to represent the gaited horse world. The Myler Ride Team is made up of 12 of this country’s top riders consisting of Olympic gold riders to top Endurance riders. Each ride team member is selected on a list of accomplishments, and the high quality of the horse exhibited. Gary Lane is one of the top gaited horse clinicians in United States, teaching a better way of communicating with the horse.
Go to Gary’s website for a listing of his other clinics in other areas: www.windsweptstables.net